I GIVE YOU MY HEART

I give you my heart

made of paper and ribbon

of glue, sequins and crayons,

all held together with childish love.

I made it all by myself

see how it sparkles,

look what I wrote inside

with my big red pencil

just for you.

I give you my heart

soft and tender

with the wonder of new love.

I've never felt this way before,

as if you could see it beating

right beneath my blouse

each time I see you.

It scares me so to feel this way,

please don't break it.

I give you my heart

and my hand in marriage

to have and to hold

till death do us part.

You are my soul mate,

my one true love.

I knew it from the start

from the way my heart fluttered

as the very thought of you.

I give you my heart

it rests there in your tiny hand.

I realize that from now on

a part of my heart

will always walk outside myself

with you, my child.

I know a love now

unlike any other,

and I feel blessed.

I give you my heart

for I need it no longer.

I am free now from this body,

free from the pains and troubles

of this earthly world.

Thank you, dear Spirit

for loaning me this heart

for without it I would never

have known the true meaning of Love.

Rose Steedley Williams

©Southernstoryteller~Feb. 2010